| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick John Grant | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-09-16)16 September 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Strathbrock | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Cowdenbeath | 64 | (27) |
| 1989–1992 | St Johnstone | 120 | (32) |
| 1992–1993 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | (4) |
| 1993–1995 | Partick Thistle | 60 | (18) |
| 1995–2000 | St Johnstone | 122 | (34) |
| 1999–2000 | →Ayr United (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Brechin City | 84 | (40) |
| 2003–2004 | Peterhead | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2004-2005 | Pumpherston | ||
| Total | 502 | (157) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roderick John Grant (born 16 September 1966 inGloucester) is an English former professionalfootballer. He played for seven clubs during a 19-year playing career, beginning as a trainee withCowdenbeath in 1989 and closing out his professional career withPeterhead in the 2003/2004 season.
He played for East Calder C.F.C. as a child before turning professional.[1]
Prior to becoming a full-time footballer, Grant was astonemason.[2] He is best known for his two spells withSt Johnstone, during the former of which he scored Saints' second goal in a 3–1 win at home toAirdrie, securing promotion into thePremier Division.
Grant played in histestimonial match againstCoventry on 12 November 1999.
Grant moved into junior football withLinlithgow Rose, playing for them until midway through the 2004/05 season. He finished the season withPumpherston, where he became assistant manager to Steve Pittman at Recreation Park.[3] In the summer of 2008 Grant gained a coaching role atStirling Albion.[4] Grant was appointed assistant manager at Stirling in the summer of 2010,[5] before taking up a post with Perth & Kinross Council.
In November 2011 he was named as the administrator for Super Saints Lotto at his former club St Johnstone.[6] Then, in July 2012, he became an associate director at the club.
Grant's father,Bobby, played for St Johnstone in the 1960s.[7]
